Cyclone Hudhud wreaks havoc in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

People run for shelter as heavy rain and wind gusts rip through the Bay of Bengal coast at Gopalpur, Odisha, about 285 kilometers (178 miles) north east of Visakhapatnam on Sunday, October 12, 2014.

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A man (bottom) jumps into the water to rescue a woman, center, who fell due to strong tidal waves on the Bay of Bengal coast at Gopalpur, Odisha, about 285 kilometers (178 miles) north east of Visakhapatnam on Sunday, October 12, 2014.

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A man (right) rushes to help as another rescues a woman who fell due to strong tidal waves on the Bay of Bengal coast at Gopalpur in Odhisa on Sunday.

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A man (right) rushes to help as another rescues a woman who fell due to strong tidal waves on the Bay of Bengal coast at Gopalpur in Odhisa on Sunday.

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A child sits inside a plastic bucket near his house on the Bay of Bengal coast at Gopalpur, Odisha, about 285 kilometers (178 miles) north east of Visakhapatnam, on Sunday, October 12, 2014.

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Wind blowing at a speed of 100 km per hour at Gopalpur as Cyclone Hudhud hits Ganjam District on Sunday. Trees were uprooted and power cables snapped as a powerful cyclone swept through the Bay of Bengal and slammed into the southern city of Visakhapatnam, one of two storms pounding Asia on Sunday.

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International sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik craves a sand sculpture on cyclone Hudhud at a beach in Puri on Saturday.

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Tidal waves hit the Vizag beach as Cyclone Hudhud reaches the port city of Visakhapatnam on Saturday.

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Two persons were killed in separate rain-related incidents in Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam districts of coastal Andhra Pradesh today as the very severe cyclonic storm Hudhud triggered heavy downpour in the region.

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High tides lashed the coasts of Visakhapatnam.

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One person was killed when the compound wall of a building collapsed in Visakhaptnam district.

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Another person died in Srikakulam district when a tree collapsed following pounding rains, according to state disaster management department.

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The strong winds and heavy rains led to large-scale disruption of power lines in three coastal districts of AP.

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"The situation is very severe. National Highway in the region has been shut," said Special Commissioner, State Disaster Management Authority, K Hymavathi.

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Tens of thousands of people had been evacuated from vulnerable areas of the four districts.

People run for shelter as heavy rain and wind gusts rip through the Bay of Bengal coast at Gopalpur, Odisha, about 285 kilometers (178 miles) north east of Visakhapatnam on Sunday, October 12, 2014.

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Wind blowing at a speed of 100 km per hour at Gopalpur as Cyclone Hudhud hits Ganjam District on Sunday. Trees were uprooted and power cables snapped as a powerful cyclone swept through the Bay of Bengal and slammed into the southern city of Visakhapatnam, one of two storms pounding Asia on Sunday.

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Two persons were killed in separate rain-related incidents in Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam districts of coastal Andhra Pradesh today as the very severe cyclonic storm Hudhud triggered heavy downpour in the region.

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The strong winds and heavy rains led to large-scale disruption of power lines in three coastal districts of AP.

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Two persons were killed in separate rain-related incidents in Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam districts of coastal Andhra Pradesh today as the very severe cyclonic storm Hudhud triggered heavy downpour in the region.